Age requirements on Google Accounts
Below are the minimum age requirements to manage your own Google Account.
Note: For younger children, parents can help create and manage a Google Account with Family Link. When a child reaches their country’s minimum age, they can manage their own account.
Find your country’s age requirement
For all countries not listed below, 13 is the minimum age to manage your own Google Account.
Note: These requirements may not be applicable to G Suite users, including accounts in G Suite for Education domains.
- South Korea: 14+
- Vietnam: 15+
- Aruba: 16+
- Caribbean Netherlands: 16+
- Curaçao: 16+
- Sint Maarten: 16+
- Austria: 14+
- Bulgaria: 16+
- Croatia: 16+
- Cyprus: 14+
- Czech Republic: 15+
- France: 15+
- Germany: 16+
- Greece: 15+
- Hungary: 16+
- Ireland: 16+
- Italy: 14+
- Lithuania: 14+
- Luxembourg: 16+
- Netherlands: 16+
- Poland: 16+
- Romania: 16+
- San Marino: 16+
- Serbia: 15+
- Slovakia: 16+
- Slovenia: 16+
- Spain: 14+
- Chile: 14+
- Peru: 14+
- Venezuela: 14+
Service-specific age requirements
Some Google services have specific age requirements. Here are a few examples:
- YouTube: When a YouTube video has been age-restricted, a warning screen is displayed and only users who are 18 or older can watch it. Learn more about age-restricted videos.
- Google Payments: Most forms of payment are restricted to users who are 18 or older. For age requirements for Play gift card redemption, check your country's terms of service.
- AdSense: 18+
- Google Ads: 18+
Disabled account due to incorrect birth date
Across Google services, if you enter a birth date indicating you are not old enough to have a Google Account, your account may be disabled. If you incorrectly entered your birthdate, learn how to re-enable your Google Account.